Martial Arts
Nine Failed Takedowns, Yet Total Control: Tatiana Suarez Reasserts Her Title Credentials Against Virna Jandiroba2026-11-09Nine Attempts, No Direct Takedown Success, Yet Suarez Controlled the Fight In...
A Fifth-Round Slam, Three Cards Ahead, and Barcelos in Hospital2026-10-31The fifth round had not started, and the scorecards were already clear: Raoni...
The Red Notebook Ledger: Why Bangladesh's Combat Sports Cannot Write Its Own History2026-10-11The 2026 National Karate Championship, NSC Gymnasium, Paltan. The federation'...
Nine Failed Takedowns, Yet Total Control: Tatiana Suarez Reasserts Her Title Credentials Against Virna JandirobaNine Attempts, No Direct Takedown Success, Yet Suarez Controlled the Fight In...
A Fifth-Round Slam, Three Cards Ahead, and Barcelos in HospitalThe fifth round had not started, and the scorecards were already clear: Raoni...
Not a Martinete but a Contralona: A Referee’s Death in Hidalgo and the Facts Still UnverifiedI did not see it live. In a Nagoya apartment at 3 a.m. a Spanish-language cli...
The Verdict Outside the Ring: A Referee's Death in Hidalgo and the Rush to JudgeThe canvas did not tear. The ropes held. The crowd did not gasp on cue. What...
The Red Notebook Ledger: Why Bangladesh's Combat Sports Cannot Write Its Own HistoryThe 2026 National Karate Championship, NSC Gymnasium, Paltan. The federation'...
Asiad 20, October 3: Sepak Takraw's First Set and Combat Sports' Empty LedgerOpening the October 3 diary, the eye catches on a single line: Vietnam's...
42–41: Singapore's First Step in the Silence of a Weapon SportI sat at my Osaka desk with the stream open and the clock running. It was dee...
42–41: Singapore's Épée Bronze and the Tally That Fits None of My Three ColumnsMy spiral notebook has three columns — jabs, clinch, referee warnings. In 202...
The Board and the Blade: Singapore's 42–41 Drama and the 35–45 ReckoningThe fencing hall at Aichi Sky Expo was almost empty; a small flag pocket in o...
42–41: The Inside Story of Singapore's First Asian Games Épée Team MedalAichi Sky Expo, Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games. Women's team épée quarter-fina...
42–41: Singapore's Sword Bronze and the Unforgiving Ledger of Ten TouchesAt 1:40 a.m. in a six-man flat in Cheras, the laptop was the only light in th...
A Fifth-Round Slam, Three Cards Ahead, and Barcelos in HospitalThe fifth round had not started, and the scorecards were already clear: Raoni...
Not a Martinete but a Contralona: A Referee’s Death in Hidalgo and the Facts Still UnverifiedI did not see it live. In a Nagoya apartment at 3 a.m. a Spanish-language cli...
The Verdict Outside the Ring: A Referee's Death in Hidalgo and the Rush to JudgeThe canvas did not tear. The ropes held. The crowd did not gasp on cue. What...
The Red Notebook Ledger: Why Bangladesh's Combat Sports Cannot Write Its Own HistoryThe 2026 National Karate Championship, NSC Gymnasium, Paltan. The federation'...
Asiad 20, October 3: Sepak Takraw's First Set and Combat Sports' Empty LedgerOpening the October 3 diary, the eye catches on a single line: Vietnam's...
42–41: Singapore's First Step in the Silence of a Weapon SportI sat at my Osaka desk with the stream open and the clock running. It was dee...
42–41: Singapore's Épée Bronze and the Tally That Fits None of My Three ColumnsMy spiral notebook has three columns — jabs, clinch, referee warnings. In 202...
The Board and the Blade: Singapore's 42–41 Drama and the 35–45 ReckoningThe fencing hall at Aichi Sky Expo was almost empty; a small flag pocket in o...
42–41: The Inside Story of Singapore's First Asian Games Épée Team MedalAichi Sky Expo, Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games. Women's team épée quarter-fina...
42–41: Singapore's Sword Bronze and the Unforgiving Ledger of Ten TouchesAt 1:40 a.m. in a six-man flat in Cheras, the laptop was the only light in th...